Welcome to the Woman's History Timeline. Click on a decade above to open a list of key events. Click on a key event to find out more about what happened. Click on LISTEN icons to hear interviews and special archive content about the period.
Victorian Times: for background on women's history during the Victorian era visit BBC Women's History and you can test your knowledge with the women's rights game.
Listen again to the Balloon debate that launched the Woman's Hour Time line and hear why the availability of contraception won the title of most influental event to impact on the lives of women.
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Hello from Worthing. This photo was taken in about 1976 of my two children.
We had just move into our first home in Worthing so the garden was derelict.
My Dad was putting up a garage for us and the children adored helping. Note the stereotypical toys! Even though I had lived through the sixties!
All clothes for them were home-made by me. My Mum is in the background - as always in the kitchen. We spent a lot of time seeing each other, having family teas etc.
Happy, poor and with time on our side in all senses.
